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- 1 2 Parker, William Belmont (1921). Uruguayans of Today (Public domain ed.). Hispanic society of America. pp. 305–.
- ↑ Ehrick, Christine (2005). The Shield of the Weak: Feminism and the State in Uruguay, 1903-1933. UNM Press. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-0-8263-3468-8.
- ↑ Imbert, Enrique Anderson (1969). Spanish-American Literature: A History . Wayne State University Press. pp. 735–. ISBN 0-8143-1388-4.
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